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Em Casalena

Em Casalena

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Em Casalena is a music journalist based in Arizona and has been working in the industry for over a decade. Em has formerly written for Arena Music and Phoenix New Times.

Em's favorite musicians include Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush, Willie Nelson, Nirvana, Luciano Pavarotti, Bjork, FKA Twigs, Poison Girls, Lightning Bolt, Ethel Cain, and far too many more.

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  • LONDON - SEPTEMBER 15 : Bass player Tim Bogert, drummer Carmine Appice and guitar player Jeff Beck perform on stage as Beck, Bogert & Appice at Crystal Palace in London, England on September 15, 1973. (Photo by David Warner Ellis/Redferns)

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